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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol Nurs. 2010 Jan 12;36(1):18–33. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20091204-01

TABLE 3.

COMPARISON OF COGNITION, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION SCORES BY TYPE OF FACILITY FOR RESIDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DEMENTIA

DSAL TAL
Scale Mean (SD) Median Range Mean (SD) Median Range p Value
All Participants (n = 18) All Participants (n = 28)
MMSE 13.9 (6.5) 15 0 to 24 23.5 (3.1) 24 14 to 27 <0.001
HARS 4.5 (4.1) 5 0 to 12 7.4 (8.4) 4 0 to 32 0.41
CSDD 3.9 (3.6) 2.5 0 to 13 2.9 (2.5) 3 0 to 8 0.48
Dementia Diagnosis (n = 15) Dementia Diagnosis (n = 9)
MMSE 13.1 (6.5) 15 0 to 21 22.6 (3.6) 23 14 to 26 0.001
HARS 4.1 (3.9) 4.5 0 to 10 5.7 (5.5) 4 1 to 15 0.441
CSDD 3.3 (2.9) 2.0 0 to 10 3.0 (2.2) 3 0 to 8 0.773
No Dementia Diagnosis (n = 3) No Dementia Diagnosis (n = 19)
MMSE 18 (5.3) 16 14 to 24 24 (2.8) 25 19 to 27 0.047
HARS 6 (5.6) 5 1 to 12 8.2 (9.6) 4 0 to 32 0.879
CSDD 6.7 (5.7) 5 2 to 13 2.9 (2.6) 2 0 to 8 0.153

Note. CSDD = Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; DSAL = dementia-specific assisted living settings; HARS = Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; TAL = traditional assisted living settings.